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Northeast China steps up flood response as typhoon brings torrential rain 14 Jul 2026 - 12:14 pm
This photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows trees submerged in floodwaters by the Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Due to recent downpours, the water level at the Shenyang Hydrological Station on the Hunhe River reached 37.99 meters. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Wildlife rescuers help birds survive Pakistan's hotter summers 14 Jul 2026 - 11:34 am
This photograph taken on July 10, 2026 shows a pigeon drinking from a bowl of water in Islamabad. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Typhoon Bavi brings heavy rain, flood alerts to north China 13 Jul 2026 - 10:50 am
Construction workers come to a shelter at Shanyang Town in Jinshan District of east China's Shanghai, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Teenage boy arrested over stabbing at Australian school 13 Jul 2026 - 10:35 am
A 15-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being allegedly stabbed at Trinity Bay State High School in Cairns. (Photo by Trinity Bay State High School/ABC News Australia)
Pakistan declares official mourning, orders flags flown at half-mast following passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani 12 Jul 2026 - 11:02 pm
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India declares official mourning, orders flags flown at half-mast following passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani 12 Jul 2026 - 07:50 pm
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India says 10 rescued, one missing after vessel attacked off Oman 12 Jul 2026 - 11:52 am
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15 people die as tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam 11 Jul 2026 - 11:20 pm
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Floods and landslides kill at least 44 in Bangladesh 11 Jul 2026 - 08:44 pm
This aerial photograph shows partially submerged residential buildings following heavy rains in Bangladesh's Bandarban town on July 11, 2026. (Photo by Syed Amir Hosain Masum / AFP)
Malaysia Airlines expands China network with 2 routes 11 Jul 2026 - 06:26 pm
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Nearly 2 million people flee in China as typhoon lashes Taiwan, Japan islands 11 Jul 2026 - 02:27 pm
A woman struggles with an umbrella in strong winds and rain as typhoon Bavi passes off northeastern Taiwan in Keelung on July 11, 2026. More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept towards China on July 11. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Boat accident off island in Vietnam's south kills 15: state media 11 Jul 2026 - 02:20 pm
Ambulances line up on a pier to help victims of a boating accident after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam's An Giang Province on July 11, 2026. At least 15 people were killed when a tourist boat capsized off an island in Vietnam's south, state media reported on July 11. (Photo by AFP)
Over 900,000 people flee in China as typhoon lashes Taiwan, Japan islands 11 Jul 2026 - 12:13 pm
People look on as large waves crash against the coast amid weather patterns from approaching Typhoon Bavi in Wenling city, Taizhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on July 10, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP)
Chinese Long March rocket uses new LNG-derived fuel, achieves breakthrough 11 Jul 2026 - 10:33 am
A Long March-10B carrier rocket blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Japan successfully launches, lands reusable rocket 11 Jul 2026 - 09:12 am
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Indonesia's anti-graft prosecutor quits after police seize gold, cash 11 Jul 2026 - 08:47 am
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Thousands shelter in Taiwan as typhoon lashes Japan islands 11 Jul 2026 - 08:17 am
Strong waves break along the coast in Yilan on July 10, 2026, as Typhoon Bavi moves toward Northeastern Taiwan. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
New Zealand, India form 'strategic partnership' 11 Jul 2026 - 08:11 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (R) attend the Winning Partnership Celebration in Auckland on July 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Bradley / AFP)